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Your combo’s after 55 are terribly off. In fact, the 60s are nothing like how they are taught. You may want to go back to someone who is teaching this material today.
can anyone tell me how to do an iron fortress block. thanks
I just found this site, thank you! I studied under Vallarri back in the late 70s to the early 80s. recieved my 1 degree black. then joined the army, got injured and left off practice. now I am tryng to remember all I was taught, this has been a great resource, thank you once again.
I have been looking at this page for 6 months now and I think I have mastered the material for black belt. Can I get tested? How much would it cost?
I do not think anyone on this site does that kind of thing
First of all, I want to say thank you for the site. I find myself coming back more and more. To the point! I have a student that is moving to the Virginia Beach/Norfolk VA area. Do you know of any of our Kempo schools in those area? Thanks for any help.
The closest person I can think of is Andy Henson in Lynchburg. Perhaps he knows of someone closer. We aren’t really an ‘organization’ so I don’t have a better answer. Good luck!
I have been studying kempo for 17yrs. This site has got to be the best for this style I have come across. Thank you.
Thanks David – It’s been a labor of love for years now. It started as putting my notes online, and took on a life of its own.
By the way, apparently it’s been over ten years now.
http://www.martialtalk.com/threads/shaolin-kempo-technique-archive.34354/
Could you please provide the name/source for the first video for “Invincible Wall” the one that has the voice prompts? I’ve been looking for those videos for a while and can’t seem to find the exact name of them/source so I can buy them myself. Thanks!
These were supplied by Ken Warner of the Kempokan, Glastonbury, CT. He has since sold his school, and may not be available. The new owners call it 100% Martial Arts, and may have the ‘High Res’ versions. He was incredibly generous to share these when he sold the school. Prior to that he’d been hosting them for us.
Thanks Matt! Would you happen to know the original creators of the videos and/or where they might be purchased?
Can some telling what Dual Falling Leaf Blocks are?
Hello, my name is Michael Schildmeyer, I am the one performing a couple forms on the homepage here. I have a school in West Linn Oregon but for family reasons I have to step aside from teaching for the time being. The lease is nearly up on my current space and I am looking for anyone interested in owning a school of their own in Oregon. The school is running around 40 students currently. It has been open for 14 years now.
I’m curious as to when people teach/learn the black belt forms.
I’ve seen a fair amount of variation.
This is the order I learned them in. Two at each belt.
Six Kata
Honsuki
Sho Ton Kwok
Nengli North
Nengli South
Swift Tigers
Tai Sing Mon
Invincible Wall
Five Dragons Face the Four Winds
Branches of the Fallen Pine
Hi,
This is the order in which I learned them as well.
I am very interested in reading the history and meanings of the black belt forms. I have been researching and looking everywhere, but, strangely, I am unable to find anything that details the meanings and history of these forms in any kind of meaningful way.
I noticed your site in my research, Kempo/Kenpo FAQ, and would love to know if you might be able to refer me to a place where I could read more about these black belt forms in terms of meaning, history, and origins. That would be great.
Ok, thank you.
Sarah
One through Five Kata were created by Sonny Gaston. Six Kata was a summary form created by George Pesare. That is all I know for sure.
The order up through fifth is pretty standardized in Villari schools, at least in New England, from what I’ve seen. I did test with someone who learned North and South Nengli at Nidan. His instructor liked teaching those together and taught Sho Ton Kwok at Sandan.
I did see a Shodan do Swift Tigers at a tournament once, long ago. The school he was from did a lot of open tournaments, and this was clearly his “bring home the trophy” form.
Hi, I have been doing Martial Arts for 20 years now: I started in Amerikick Kenpo system, leaving as a third-degree brown belt. Then I started in Shaolin Kempo as a purple belt since my instructor at the time didn’t feel the need to put me back at white since I knew enough of the basics already. I left that system as a third-degree black belt. I am now doing Tai Chi and Southern Praying Mantis. I am helping an old friend from my Shaolin Kempo days with his Shaolin Kempo document which has everything from white to black belt. I am curious if there is written step by step for called Rising Sun which is supposed to be a pre-white belt form. If so, let me know please. It will be greatly appreciated.